Class addresses career counseling, academic guidance
“Managing Your Business Career Strategy” is the first class of its kind at the University and maybe the first of its kind in the nation.
University’s Greeks form community service initiative
Greek community members will run the “Loop in Motion” parade and fund-raising booths, and also will volunteer throughout the year.
New calculations rev up origins-of-life controversy
Scientists have performed calculations to show the early Earth’s atmosphere was chock-full of methane, ammonia, hydrogen and water vapor.
Atlas provides brain fold maps
It’s already helping scientists understand how an inherited disorder changes the brain and how brain function adjusts in response to blindness.
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Infectious diseases specialist Nagami to speak Oct. 5
In her most recent book, she describes the often-frightening truth about even the most seemingly harmless bite or bump.
Special honors
Photo by Kevin LowderSix WUSTL chemistry professors were recently honored for their significant contributions to the Manhattan Project.
Einstein experts speak on groundbreaking papers
Also known as the World Year of Physics, 2005 is featuring worldwide events of interest to physicists and the general public.
‘Really a beautiful dormitory’
Photo by David KilperKoenig House on the South 40 opened in August and is home to 160 first-year students.The 45,000-square-foot structure is located just north of the Wohl Parking Garage off Shepley Drive and houses 160 freshmen.
Annual Liederabend to feature Robert Schumanns song cycle Dichterlieb Oct. 9
Soprano Kiera Duffy and pianist Sandra Geary will present Washington University’s annual Liederabend at 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 9. Literally translated as “evening of song,” Liederabend is a German term referring to a recital given by a singer and pianist, particularly of works by 19th-century Austrian or German composers. The Oct. 9 program will feature Robert Schumann’s beloved cycle of sixteen songs titled Dichterliebe, based on poems of Heinrich Heine.
Hip-hop, humor, poetry and politics
Leslie LyonsUniverses in *Slanguage*From hip-hop and blues to boleros and salsa, the cutting-edge poetry collective Universes captures the distinctive sounds and percussive rhythms of their native South Bronx. In October, Universes will make its St. Louis debut with Slanguage, a blistering yet exuberant depiction of modern urban life, at Washington University’s Edison Theatre.
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